Slb (SLB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Slb's (SLB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.74% in Q1 2026, down 4615.0% year-on-year from 0.26% in Q1 2025, and down 8.34% quarter-over-quarter from 12.81% in Q4 2025.

Slb (SLB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Slb's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.74% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 4615.0% year-over-year to 11.74% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.74%, a 4615.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 47.32%, down 91.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 11.74% in Q1 2026 per SLB's latest filing, from 12.81% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 63.88% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 11.74% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 53.0% (2022), against an average of 47.44%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 2766 bps in 2022 and sank 4870 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 43.54% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 44.44% in 2023, then soared by 38 bps to 61.5% in 2024, then plunged by 79 bps to 12.81% in 2025, then dropped by 8 bps to 11.74% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SLB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.74% (Q1 2026), 12.81% (Q4 2025), and 19.42% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Slb 78.08 Bn 74.69 Bn 5.38 Bn 11.74%
2 Tenaris 58.18 Bn 46.31 Bn 1.05 Bn -
3 TechnipFMC 30.64 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.64 Bn 27.54%
4 Halliburton 27.87 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.04 Bn 12.84%
5 Nov 7.48 Bn 6.14 Bn 379.00 Mn 5.18%
6 Weatherford International 6.35 Bn 5.21 Bn 776.00 Mn 16.47%
7 Archrock 6.34 Bn 6.34 Bn 247.42 Mn 20.44%
8 Oceaneering International 5.28 Bn 4.67 Bn 127.27 Mn 15.00%
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.09 Bn 4.99 Bn 222.88 Mn 8.84%
10 Tidewater 3.87 Bn 3.32 Bn 160.04 Mn 12.73%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.74%
Dec 31, 2025 12.81%
Sep 30, 2025 19.42%
Jun 30, 2025 47.20%
Mar 31, 2025 57.89%
Dec 31, 2024 61.50%
Sep 30, 2024 63.35%
Jun 30, 2024 63.88%
Mar 31, 2024 51.24%
Dec 31, 2023 44.44%
Sep 30, 2023 55.28%
Jun 30, 2023 54.30%
Mar 31, 2023 53.56%
Dec 31, 2022 43.54%
Sep 30, 2022 61.02%
Jun 30, 2022 53.00%
Mar 31, 2022 52.36%
Dec 31, 2021 51.41%
Sep 30, 2021 33.35%
Jun 30, 2021 35.69%